Aerial Freighting in

New Guinea Two Planes Carry 32 Tons in Few Hours

A DEMONSTRATION of what can be done in aerial freighting in one day was given by Guinea Airways Ltd., using two aeroplanes only, in New Guinea recently.

The machines used were a Junker G3l, and a Ford 4AT —both 3-engined monoplanes. Each made seven trips between Salamaua and Wau, and they carried a total load of 65,237 lbs. and two. passengers, or just over 32i short tons. The Junker carried in 44,652 lbs., or 22i short tons and one passenger, in the seven trips, and the Ford, in the same number of trips, 20,585 lbs., and one passenger, or just over 10J short tons.

The average loading was 6400 lbs. on the Junker, and 3000 lbs. on the Ford.

Guinea Airways has three other large Fords and a number of small planes, and it would be possible to carry in all approximately 151 short tons per trip, or approximately 105 short tons in a day over this particular section. The Bulolo Co.’s machines, which also are operated by Guinea Airways, could also carry another 60 tons a day, making at high pressure a total capacity of 210 tons in one day from this one company.

As there are two other aerial freight ing companies operating in New Guinea, it is evident that there is plenty of aerial transport available to the Morobe Goldfields towns.